Interesting interview with Gabe Newell.

[PanteraGSTK]

http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/story_type/site_trail_story/interview-gabe-newell/

Gabe Newell is the co-founder and managing director of video game development and online distribution company Valve Corporation. After having dropped out of Harvard University Newell spent thirteen years working for Microsoft Corporation, ultimately becoming a "Microsoft Millionaire". Newell has described himself as "producer on the first three releases of Windows".

Inspired by Michael Abrash, who left Microsoft to work on the computer game Quake at id Software, Newell and another Microsoft employee, Mike Harrington, left Microsoft to found Valve in 1996. He and Harrington used their money to fund Valve through the development of Half-Life. During production on Half-Life 2, he spent several months focusing on the Steam project.

 

[pwnmachine]

Nice read!

When will Half-life 3 be released?

I don't know.

*Interview end*

 

[freakdiablo]

Interesting read. I guess I wasn't too far off about Valves view on piracy, make it as easy to buy the game as pirating it while providing unobtrusive DRM and you'll do well.

Nice read!

They've always had kind of a "it's done when it's done" attitude about release dates. It'll get here eventually

 

[Shell]

unobtrusive DRM

Stardock did that, valve does not... but Stardock sold impulse... the day when I can simply play a game is coming to an end.

 

[pwnmachine]

They've always had kind of a "it's done when it's done" attitude about release dates. It'll get here eventually

Absolutely, and it has served them well. I just found it funny how abruptly they ended the interview after that comment.

 

[freakdiablo]

Stardock did that, valve does not... but Stardock sold impulse... the day when I can simply play a game is coming to an end.

Are you saying Steam is obtrusive? I guess it's a matter of opinion, I've always just saw it as more useful than anything

Absolutely, and it has served them well. I just found it funny how abruptly they ended the interview after that comment.

Heh, yeah. Got a point there.

 

[pwnmachine]

Are you saying Steam is obtrusive? I guess it's a matter of opinion, I've always just saw it as more useful than anything

I second this, steam is awesome. It has never been easier to buy and play games, imo it was the one thing that saved pc gaming(from a publisher/developer standpoint).

 

[pinky33]

good read, enjoyed it thoroughly.

 

[Deathhorse]

Nice read!

this +1

How come they can make a number 3 of anything?